Peter Jackson Says He's "In the Loop" With the New THE LORD OF THE RINGS Films

It was recently announced that New Line Cinema and Warner Bros Pictures have partnered up Embracer Group AB’s Middle-Earth Enterprises to develop a series of new Lord of the Rings films.

It was explained by Guinchard, CEO of Embracer Group’s operative group Freemode that the “incomparable world of J.R.R. Tolkien back to the big screen in new and exciting ways. We understand how cherished these works are, and working together with our partners at New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, we plan to honor the past, look to the future, and adhere to the strongest level of quality and production values.”

The big question is… will director Peter Jackson be involved in any way? Well, he and his writing partners, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, recently shared a statement saying, “Warner Brothers and Embracer have kept us in the loop every step of the way. We look forward to speaking with them further to hear their vision for the franchise moving forward.”

It would be very cool if Jackson and his creative team ended up being involved with the future of these films. But, this is one of those “wait and see” scenarios. They very well could be involved! But, if they don’t like the direction that the studio wants to take it, they could just as easily not be involved. As of right now, they haven’t said yes, but they also haven’t said no.

I had a knee-jerk reaction to this news when I first saw it and initially thought that they were going to reboot the original trilogy, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen, and it looks like they will expand on the world.

Would you like to see Peter Jackson and his creative team involved with these new films?

Source: Deadline